NBA Playoff Preview: New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics

The New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at TD Garden.

Oddsmakers currently have the Celtics listed as 6½-point favorites versus the Knicks, while the game’s total is sitting at 192½.

Last time out for New York, they were an 87-85 loser as they battled the Celtics on the road. The Knicks covered in the match as a 6-point underdog, while 172 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

New York:
Team record: 42-40 SU, 46-34-2 ATS

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of last 8 games when playing on the road against Boston
is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games

When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing Boston are 5-5
After playing Boston are 2-8
After a loss are 2-8

Boston:
Team record: 56-26 SU, 38-42-2 ATS

is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York
is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New York
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of last 9 games at home

When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing are 5-5
After playing are 6-4
After a win are 3-7

Next up:
New York home to Boston, Friday, April 22
Boston at New York, Friday, April 22